If you live in a climate with cold temps, keeping your iPhone closer to your body in an inside pocket can help extend battery life by keeping it warmer. Meanwhile, temperatures below 32° F (0 ° C) can temporarily reduce battery life. Outside of trying your best to keep your iPhone from extreme heat, it’s good to remove your iPhone case if you notice it gets hot while charging. Temps above 95° F (35° C) have the potential to “permanently damage battery capacity.” Hot and cold tempsĪpple says that the ideal ambient temperature for iPhones and other Apple devices is 62° to 72° F (16° to 22° C). You can do that in Control Center (swipe down from the top right corner) or Settings > Display & Brightness. Lowering your screen brightness will also help with battery life, but this will likely come down to personal preference. Navigate to Settings > Display & Brightness > Auto-Lock. Especially with most of Apple’s iPhones supporting raise to wake, 30 seconds can be worth it. If you notice “Home & Lock Screen” on your battery usage is higher than you’d expect, it’s good to check those settings.Īuto-Lock at 30 seconds will help you preserve the most battery life. Read more on the feature in Apple’s support doc here.Īnother detail: If you do disable Performance Management, you can’t turn it back on manually, you’ll have to wait until your iPhone unexpectedly shuts down again, which will force it back on. While you can disable performance management for iPhones with degraded batteries, keep in mind that your iPhone will eat your battery faster without it. You can check if your iPhone is using Performance Management in Settings > Battery > Battery Health. Essentially if your iPhone battery has been degraded, performance will be automatically reduced to conserve battery and prevent it from shutting down unexpectedly. Navigate to Settings > Control Center > Customize Controls , then tap the + icon next to Low Power Mode if it’s not already there.Īnother feature, sort of like an automatic low power mode, is iOS Performance Management. However, it’s useful to have quick access to Low Power Mode in Control Center. You can turn on Low Power mode under Settings > Battery. This isn’t an everyday type of feature (hopefully), but is handy nonetheless. The feature works by suspending mail fetch, background app refresh, auto-downloads, and more with a single button.
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Low Power Mode is a quick way to extend your battery life when needed. Low Power Mode and Performance Management
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If you find you’d rather not change many (or any) of the settings, another option is to just pick up a battery case or portable power bank or look into replacing your battery or upgrading your iPhone. Going through the settings below can meaningfully extend your battery life on the spot, but the result will be dependent on what you’re willing to trade for improved efficiency.